Performance Nonwovens

The Boards of Directors of The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) and EDANA have recommended a plan to incorporate a separate tax-exempt federation, the Global Nonwoven Alliance (G

As it looks to enter the nonwovens business, Turkish yarn manufacturer Göliplik Şeremet Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ (Göliplik) has ordered a complete wetlaid/hydroentanglement (wetlace) line from

Chinese nonwovens producer Alear Silk Road New Materials Co Ltd has ordered three complete hydroentanglement/cross-lapping lines from Andritz, of Graz, Austria.

A range of fine-denier spunbond nonwovens has been developed for use in construction, filtration and coating applications by Freudenberg Performance Materials of Weinheim, Germany.

Airtech Advanced Materials Group of Huntington Beach, California, USA, has purchased Blackburn, UK-based manufacturer of needlepunched and air-bonded nonwovens, Cosmotec Nonwovens.

A new range of absorbent glass mat (AGM) battery separators is being manufactured by Ahlstrom at its facility

A wide range of technical nonwovens will be presented for a variety of industries by Freudenberg Performance Materials at IDEA in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, on 29 April–1 May 2025.

In 2024, the production of nonwovens in Greater Europe increased in volume by 2.6% (to 2.9764 Mt), and by 2.9% in surface area (to 85.1 billion square metres), compared with 2023, according to the

An ultrasonic system for welding the hook-fasteners used in such as diapers to nonwovens has been developed by MS Ultraschall Technologie GmbH and Binder, and will be shown at IDEA in Miam

At its meeting on 1 April 2025, the Supervisory Board of Sandler AG announced that, on 1August 2025, its current Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Philipp Ebbinghaus, will assume the role of Chief Exe

Composite shields that protect from flames and are electrically insulating have been developed by Autoneum, of Winterthur, Switzerland, for use inside the battery housings of electric vehicles (EVs

The global market for nonwoven filter media was worth US$6.1 billion in 2024, according to a new report by market research company Smithers, of Leatherhead, UK, and Akron, Ohio, USA.

The Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry (INDA) is calling on the US government to exclude products that fall under the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) permanently from tariff

EDANA has raised concerns about the potential for "unintended consequences" for the nonwovens industry with regard to the European Commission (EC)’s potential decision to implement countermeasures

A tearing line that will be used to recycle textiles so that the resulting fibres can be employed in the production of insulation for buildings has been started-up at Buitex's plant in Cours, Franc

Beaulieu Fibres International of Wielsbeke, Belgium, will be exhibiting its latest sustainable fibres for high-performance nonwovens in various industries at IDEA in Miami Beach on 29 Apri

An airlay line that can convert recycled fibres into nonwovens for automotive and industrial applications has been installed at Carolina Nonwovens' new plant in Fostoria, Ohio, USA.

Ahlstrom, a developer and producer of fibre-based speciality materials based in Helsinki, Finland, is now able to provide product-specific carbon-footprint data through an automated life-cycle asse

A range of lightweight surfacing veils (Surfacetec) that impart high-quality, resin-rich surface finishes to composites and a range of electrically conductive nonwovens (Emitec) that provide shield

An airlay line that enables the production of insulation panels from glass-wool waste that would otherwise be sent to landfills has been installed at Revibat's facility in Monthyon, France, by Andr

Freudenberg Performance Materials is to present surfacing veils for the manufacture of lightweight fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) parts at JEC World.

Manufacturer of hydroentangled nonwovens, BCNonwovens, has acquired speciality-nonwovens producer Atex USA Inc from EOS Investment Management Group (EOS IM).

Autoneum is launching a version of its easily recyclable, sound-absorbing polyester (PES) material currently used for the production of trim elements for the boots (trunks) of cars for the manufact

A technical centre has been established to develop technologies for the production of dry-moulded fibre (DMF) by Andritz at its facility in Montbonnot, France.

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry of Cary, North Carolina, USA, and its strategic partner⁽¹⁾ EDANA, the Voice of Nonwovens of Brussels, Belgium, have announced the r

Autoneum is to acquire a 70% share of a leading Chinese supplier of acoustic and thermal insulation components to the domestic automotive industry, Jiangsu Huanyu Group, following the signing of an

Ranges of triboelectric nonwovens (Alphastar) and meltblown nonwovens (NeenahPure) for pleatable and bag filters are now being supplied with activated carbon layers by Gessner of Weidach, Germany. 

INDA, the Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry based in Cary, North Carolina, USA, has announced the three finalists who will compete for the 2024 Hygienix Innovation Award.

DuPont has filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) against a number of Chinese companies with the aim of blocking importation of products that infringe its intellectual p

ORV Manufacturing SpA has placed an order for a production line (T-Suprema) for needlepunched and thermobonded polyester (PES) nonwovens for, among other applications, filter media, with Trützschle

A nonwoven separator for lithium-ion batteries with high charge and discharge rates (with a C-rate, a measurement of the current at which the battery is charged or discharged, of up to 16) has been

A flame-retardant (FR) and highly flexible nonwoven (Lastan) that can be incorporated into top covers and busbar protection sleeves to protect from thermal runaway (a cyclic, self-propagating proce

The three finalists for the RISE Innovation Award, the winner of which will be revealed at the 2024 edition of the Research, Innovation & Science for Engineered Fabrics (RISE) Conf

A factory for the production of thermal insulation (comfortemp) for apparel has been opened in Long Thanh District, Vietnam, by Freudenberg Performance Materials Apparel.

An extensive range of nonwovens that are free from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has been launched by Hollingsworth & Vose (H&V) of East Walpole, Massachusetts, USA.

Kuraray of Tokyo, Japan, is to reduce its capacity for the production of meltblown nonwovens and is to stop producing drylaid nonwovens altogether.

Magnera is the name of the company to be created by the merger of Berry Global’s Health, Hygiene and Specialties (HH&S) segment with Glatfelter Corporation, which is expected to be completed be

An easily recyclable, sound-absorbing polyester (PES) side-trim element for the boots (trunks) of vehicles has been launched by Autoneum of Winterthur, Switzerland.

A range of fluorocarbon-free, hydrophobic filtration materials has been launched for gas-turbine air-intake, air-pollution control, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) application

At its plant in Liège, Belgium, Sioen Technical Felts is to produce heavy fabrics in a single step using a complete needlepunch line from Andritz, having placed an order for the equipment with the

Andritz has received an order from manufacturer of insulation felt, Şiteks Şişmanlar Tekstil San ve Tic AŞ (Şiteks), to supply a complete needlepunch line for its production plant in Tekirdag, Turk

An RF5 line that is equipped with a number of complementary technologies from A.Celli Nonwovens, and produces spunbond nonwovens and high-loft products, has been installed at a facility in Jinjiang

A spunbond nonwoven made from a biodegradable plastic that is suitable for composting in domestic settings has been developed by Mitsui Chemicals Asahi Life Materials Co Ltd of Tokyo, Japan.

A.Celli has started-up end-of-line equipment, including a winder, rewinder, master roll-transfer system and shaft-extractor for a new hydroentanglement line operated by Akinal Sentetik Tekstil in G

A needlepunch line that will be used for the manufacture of synthetic suede for the automotive industry has been started-up by Meisheng Group at its facility in Shaoxing City, China.

Teknomelt Teknik Mensucat has started-up a wetlaid/hydroentaglement (wetlace) carded-carded-pulp (CCP) line from Andritz at its plant in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, for the production of nonwoven roll g

The UK Government is to introduce legislation to ban the supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic.